Landscape – (Xie Zhiliu) ◄ Tidigare Nästa ►

Artist: Xie Zhiliu

datum: 1930

storlek: 23 x 33 cm

Teknik: Pencil

Xie"s inscription identifies this as Mount Tonglu, near Hangzhou. The diagonal hatching used to model the mountains recalls a Western drawing technique, but Xie defines his forms using the traditional Chinese method of alternating light and dark passages, with no indication of a consistent light source. Nevertheless,the lamppost in the foreground and telephone poles in the distance signal Xie"s determination to record the modern face of China rather than perpetuate traditional landscape conventions.